Staff Profile

Career Summary

Qualifications

Master of Health Science (Paediatric Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, 05/02/2007

Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy), University of Sydney, 13/04/2000

Research

Research keywords

Emergency Department

Hermeneutics

Interprofessional Education

Phenomenology

Physiotherapy

Premature Infant

Qualitative

Rural Health

Research expertise

Luke is currently enrolled in his PhD using qualitative research methods to examine 'the lived experience of parenting a premature infant in a rural area'. Luke also has research interests in emergency department physiotherapists, inteprofessional learning for tertiary students and rural health issues.

Languages

English

Fields of Research

Code

Description

Percentage

110317

Physiotherapy

60

111403

Paediatrics

40

Memberships

Body relevant to professional practice.

Member - Australian Physiotherapy Association

Recipient - APA Titled Paediatric Physiotherapist

Administrative

Administrative expertise

Luke co-ordinates the Dept of Rural Health, Research Higher degree community of practice. He also co-ordinates the physiotherapy clinical placements in the Dept of Rural Health footprint. Luke also co-ordinates the Department of Rural Health Physiotherapy Department staff meetings.

Luke is a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association Paediatric Professional Standards Committee.

Croker AL, Wakely L, Fisher K, 'Interprofessional collaboration as a context for patient-centred care: Compassion or competition', Compassion and Care in a Changing World the 3rd Asia-Pacific Internation Conference on Qualitative Research in Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Newcastle (2014) [E3]

Wakely LT, Rae K, Keatinge D, 'Touching the fragile connections: Parenting a premature infant in a rural area. A thematic review of the literature', Compassion and Care in a Changing World The 3rd Asia-Pacific International Conference on Qualitative Research in Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Newcastle (2014) [E3]

Leys JC, Wakely L, 'Dealing with the Clinical Placement Emergency: Physiotherapy Students in the Emergency Department', Handbook & Program of ANZAHPE 2013 Professional Development of Health Professional Educators, Melbourne (2013) [E3]

Grants and Funding

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2014 (1 grants)

Third Asia Pacific International Conference on Qualitative Research in Nursing, Midwifery & Health, Newcastle Australia, 1 - 3 October 2014$832Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine